The Worst

A young woman called Ryan leaves her luggage on a New York City train . Noticing her predicament a subway worker called Nick promises to get her bag back . That's if she'll pay him 200 dollars

The first thing to strike me about this short film is that it stars Dean Winters . Anyone who can recall the HBO drama OZ set in a maximum security prison will never forget Winters show stopping turn as Ryan O'Riley , a prison rat who will do anything to survive . One wonders if the writer/director of THE WORST Larry Cohen ( Not to be confused with the other Larry Cohen ) has been influenced by Winters performance . Surely it's no coincidence that the female lead is also called Ryan ? As it stands Nick is something of a clone of O'Riley who is has ulterior motives of simple greed in helping the young woman . Winters is rather one note but he's good at playing this type of anti-hero . As the story progresses there is an element of character development and does have a feel good factor about it helped greatly by the musical score towards the end

A simple story and inspired cast. A young woman in subway train. A subway worker. She lost in train her luggage. He proposes his help but not exactly free.

And, the story, with beautiful nuances, inspired dialogue and Dean winters using, at first sight, each trait of previous roles for define his character.

In essence, new development of the meeting of two strangers , a woman, a man in a delicate context for one of them.

Beautiful image, fair reactions, nice end.

And, sure, precise moral.

A beautiful film about what real matters in our near reality. Or what defines us. And the wise drops of humor as crown of this drama in which tension has a good , nice reason..